REA Losses

[sb1]

Ed,

I was about to pull the trigger on a bid at 5k on the T3's at midnight, waited 10 seconds and the lot had moved two bids, waited a few more minutes and it had moved 3k, shut the lap top and called it a night, never even got a bid squeezed in between the fast moving action.

[RCMcKenzie]

I was the high bidder on this J Wood Dorgan. I went in wanting to buy this and/or the DOGS HEAD. Both were a good deal I thought. I think I was 2nd underbidder on the DH.

I bid on other stuff that I didn't go after, which is not really losing. Losing is when you bid and bid and the other guy keeps bidding and bidding.

[mordecaibrown1]

Had my eyes on the 1953 Stahl-Meyer Mick. Pretty scarce in that condition!

[ValKehl]

Nothing for me in REA, but I was the first under bidder on this Type 1 photo of WaJo on which I bid than I ever thought I would bid on a photo: https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...?itemid=152849
I wanted this photo because it's an early photo of WaJo and because this photo was used for WaJo's Baseball Bats card and for WaJo's Fatima Poster (pictured in the Standard Catalog of Vintage BB Cards), both of which I have examples in my WaJo collection. The Fatima Poster shows all of the background that is in the photo, whereas the Baseball Batts card shows only WaJo's image. I'd love to find out who outbid me for this photo.

[here2havefun]

Was going hard after the 1914 CJ Cobb, it went one bid over my budget.

[chadeast]

Originally Posted by sb1

Ed,

I was about to pull the trigger on a bid at 5k on the T3's at midnight, waited 10 seconds and the lot had moved two bids, waited a few more minutes and it had moved 3k, shut the lap top and called it a night, never even got a bid squeezed in between the fast moving action.

Ha, me too! The lot of 23, right? I gave some serious thought to a ~$5k bid a little before midnight as well, then thought better of it. It was at $8,500 just minutes later. If the buyer of that lot is reading this, I'm interested in the Walsh, Wallace, and Brown

I did manage one pick up, the cheapest T3 'No Offer' of the auction, but missed out on many others.

[jtq81]

Was after the D304 Wagner SGC 3. I maxed out at $9k and it sold for $11,700.

I'm surprised at the prices of the two N162 Ansons. Not long ago I picked up a PSA 2 for significantly less than the SGC 1.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by jtq81

Was after the D304 Wagner SGC 3. I maxed out at $9k and it sold for $11,700.

I'm surprised at the prices of the two N162 Ansons. Not long ago I picked up a PSA 2 for significantly less than the SGC 1.

True…but then i have been surprised at the card NOT appreciating more in the recent run in vintage given its beauty and difficulty.

And random thought, but The D304 Wagner is really an ugly card with a bad likeness, i love the set but not that card so much. Maybe I am just jealous that I dont own one!?

[Exhibitman]

As you might expect, I went hard after the Exhibit Nagurski but it sold for 2x my high estimate and I just wasn't comfortable chasing it. I was high bidder until OT and out within an hour. I also missed out on the Wood cabinet card collection of 18 boxers. Went to about 2x my max.

I did snipe a 1973 Topps hockey set for break-up and resale. So yay for that.

[BeanTown]

Enjoyed the chase on some cool lots. I lost the bottom row items with some spirited OT bidding but out lasted some night owls on the top row. Glad to get a 1928 Lou Gehrig sheet for under 2k and the Wright N173 has been one of my favorites for a long time. I think the 15 minute per lot close works really well as most bidders are ready to bid come midnight Eastern Time.

[Schwertfeger1007]

Nice pickup on the Wright JC!

The SGC 7 last sold for $83k. This was an absolute steal!

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Enjoyed the chase on some cool lots. I lost the bottom row items with some spirited OT bidding but out lasted some night owls on the top row. Glad to get a 1928 Lou Gehrig sheet for under 2k and the Wright N173 has been one of my favorites for a long time. I think the 15 minute per lot close works really well as most bidders are ready to bid come midnight Eastern Time.

JC, was that you I was battling in extended bidding? If so, I need to cost you $15k+ next time around!

Nice pickups.

[pherbener]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Enjoyed the chase on some cool lots. I lost the bottom row items with some spirited OT bidding but out lasted some night owls on the top row. Glad to get a 1928 Lou Gehrig sheet for under 2k and the Wright N173 has been one of my favorites for a long time. I think the 15 minute per lot close works really well as most bidders are ready to bid come midnight Eastern Time.

Beautiful Wright JC!! It was nice to see the Foxx rookie getting some love!

[Epps]

I got smoked on the T207 Weaver, Weaver and Felsch auto balls, and the Old Mill Cicotte. Thankfully was victorious on the M116 Cicotte though, so not all bad.

[frohme]

Originally Posted by Epps

I got smoked on the T207 Weaver, Weaver and Felsch auto balls, and the Old Mill Cicotte. Thankfully was victorious on the M116 Cicotte though, so not all bad.

I also was only 2/6 being outbid on T207 Weaver and W. Miller, among others. Did pick up Lowdermilk to complete the Anonymous Factory 3 back run of 50 (Broadleaf-class).

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Mike

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by puckpaul

True…but then i have been surprised at the card NOT appreciating more in the recent run in vintage given its beauty and difficulty.

And random thought, but The D304 Wagner is really an ugly card with a bad likeness, i love the set but not that card so much. Maybe I am just jealous that I dont own one!?

Am in agreement with you as to the general aesthetic of the D304 Wagner. It's a gloomy looking card. Don't know what compelled me to buy one many years ago. Maybe I thought it would suffice as a poor man's T206 Wags. I sure as heck wouldn't pony up five figures for one, especially with the fatal flaws of a creased face and centering so off kilter. I'll throw my D304 into the marketplace in a couple of years as I phase out of the hobby and grow old and die, and hope that prices stay crazy. Wish I had held off selling the Voskamp Wagner I had a year or so back. It was a great card and rare as they get. Somebody out there ought to be smiling.